Four match ban for FC Barcelona keeper Víctor Valdés
The Barça goalkeeper will miss the next four Spanish League matches (against Deportivo, Rayo, Celta and Mallorca). Valdés was sent off just at the end of the Real Madrid – FC Barcelona clásico, when he protested the referee for a last-minute penalty. The FC Barcelona legal services will be presenting an appeal over the next few days against the verdict of the Spanish Football Federation’s ‘Competition Committee’.
Barcelona (FCB).- The Spanish Federation’s Comitè de Competición has handed Barça keeper Víctor Valdés a four-match ban in the wake of the red card that he was shown just after the final whistle against Real Madrid. That means he will be missing from the next three games at the Camp Nou (Deportivo, Rayo Vallecano and Mallorca) and one away trip (Celta Vigo).
The FC Barcelona legal services will be presenting an appeal over the next few days against the verdict of the Spanish Football Federation’s ‘Competition Committee’.
Víctor Valdés, five-time winner of La Liga’s Zamora award, has played 34 games this season, in which he has conceded 41 goals.
Oier and Ilie also banned
Barça B players Oier Olazábal and Ilie Sánchez have both received one-match bans after their game with Las Palmas. The goalkeeper was shown a red card and Ilie was booked for the fifth time this season.
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